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Mike G. Dorner

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Sep 14, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/14/00
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.. anyone can think of nicknames for guitar players? .. like
..

Eric Clapton .. "Slowhand" .. or Alice Cooper .. the "rollercoaster of
rock" :) ..

Rufus Leaking

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>.. anyone can think of nicknames for guitar players? .. like

Rory Gallagher - The Irish werewolf
Jimmy Page - Led Wallet
Keith Richards - The Guv'nor (given to him by Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page in 1999)

Dave

"Hid in the reeds are eyes that peek,
voices I don't understand.
Flamingos fly endlessly,
To the silent sky"


ROLF SIGVE GJERMUNDSEN

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ritchie blackmore.."the man in black"
j.cash..."the man in black"
hmmm..
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> .. anyone can think of nicknames for guitar players? .. like

Rattus the RAT

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Well, best example: Saul Hudson (who the fuck in Saul Hudson you will ask)

it's SLASH!

RAT

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Mike Clark

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Ted Nugent=The Motor City Madman

Rufus Leaking

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>ritchie blackmore.."the man in black"
>j.cash..."the man in black"
>hmmm..

and as of 98, Jimmy Page has been a man in black too. Though he leans more
towards the Cash end of the scale than the Blackers end...

Paul Kelly

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ROLF SIGVE GJERMUNDSEN wrote:

> ritchie blackmore.."the man in black"
> j.cash..."the man in black"
> hmmm..

Ritchie Blackmore - Riffmaster General
Tony Iommi - Riffmaster General
Malcolm Young - Riffmaster General

Damn... I guess people just aren't that original.

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Nathan

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Duane Allman - Skydog (given to him by Wilson Pickett)
"Rufus Leaking" <djma...@aol.comtraalfaz> wrote in message
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> >.. anyone can think of nicknames for guitar players? .. like
>
> Rory Gallagher - The Irish werewolf
> Jimmy Page - Led Wallet
> Keith Richards - The Guv'nor (given to him by Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page in
1999)
>

Mike G. Dorner

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*sing* cat scratch fieverrrrrrr *sing* ;) .. love his clean disorted music


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> Ted Nugent=The Motor City Madman
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:06:53 -0400, "Rattus the RAT"
> <rats_and_g...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >Well, best example: Saul Hudson (who the fuck in Saul Hudson you will
ask)
> >
> >it's SLASH!
> >
> >RAT
> >
> >Mike G. Dorner <michael...@grafixnut.com> a écrit dans le message :
> >tx4w5.15073$4D4.8...@news.chello.at...

> >> .. anyone can think of nicknames for guitar players? .. like

Dow

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Sep 15, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/15/00
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Freddie King = The Texas Cannonball

Albert Collins = The Master of the Telecaster

Matt Murphy = Matt "Guitar" Murphy

Roblord

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ROLF SIGVE GJERMUNDSEN wrote:
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> ritchie blackmore.."the man in black"

His "friends" also call him "the bastard in black".

Alessandro di Stefano

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Keef Riffhards..The Human Riff.. Mr.Rock 'n Roll = Keith Richards
Ol' Wingnut.. Yngwie
King Edward.... Van Halen
Master of the Telecaster... Albert Collins
Stevie Rave On.. SRV
Buckethead.. I think his name is Brian Carroll

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> >.. anyone can think of nicknames for guitar players? .. like
>

Parker

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Sep 15, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/15/00
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Danny Gatton - The Humbler
Roy Buchanan - The world's best unknown guitarist
Ron Wood - Woody
Jimi Hendrix - What the heck is that?!!! (just kidding)
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Matt 'guitar' Murphy
Johnny 'guitar' Watson
The Brothers Johnson - Lightin' Licks and Thunder thumbs
Eric Clapton - god
Jimmy Page - Pagey
Pete Townshend - the human windmill
Blues Boy King
Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jeffferson... among other Blinds.....
Howlin' Wolf
Bo Diddley (probably played a diddly bow as a boy)
Jeff Beck - BECK
ummmm - someone was called the Texas Tornado
T-Bone Walker
Hash Brown
Sammy Hagar - the Red Rocker
Bruce Springsteen - The Boss... Should be Bob Dylan wanna be...
John Cougar Melloncamp - should be 'wanna be'
Edge - U2
Gatemouth Brown
Bugs Henderson


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Mike Clark

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Neil Young - One note Neil
George Throughgood and the Destroyers= George Thouroghlybad and the
Musical Destroyers.


On Fri, 15 Sep 2000 18:42:09 -0500, "Parker" <par...@airmail.net>
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